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Re-Introducing The SSMB Game Night, the un-official (by members for members) late-night event for everyone on SSMB! Every other Saturday, we’ll be tackling a slew of new and old games for everybody to play! The games we’ll pick are popular games within SSMB (Smash Bros, Overwatch, Mario Kart ? and accessible, free-to-play games (Cards Against Humanity Online, Town of Salem, Team Fortress 2)! Everyone on SSMB is invited to hop on in!

RULES
I said it. Yes, there are rules and they do not follow the same guidelines as shown on SSMB. While this is a SSMB event, it is in no way affiliated with the SSMB Staff. This means that how moderation is handled here is different. Since this is a event to kick back and relax, none of these rules will be overly strict but they will be enforced by those helping out with the event.

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1. This is a fun night, not a competition night. Don't throw a fit over losing.
2. Again, it's a fun night. If I see anyone being a jerk to another in (for example) a co-op game because they're playing poorly, you're out of the event for the night.
3. Which also goes without saying that any form of harassment is completely frowned upon as well. So don't do that either
4. Voice Chat will be unmoderated until someone can do so (I highly doubt voice chat will be used anyway), so until then it's basically 18+
5. Don't make demands to Admins/Mods. Keep in mind that they're taking time to set up/keep an eye on the event.

How to Participate

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"Hey, so that all sounds cool? How do we join?"

Well, it’s simple. When we announce a game selection, let us know in advance (via a topic post, or a holler in the Discord! All future events are being coordinated inside Discord (we will occasionally send PMs but this won’t be used as much now), so be sure to hop on it below via the Discord section! You can join while the event is going on, but if you are 100% sure you’re able to come, please, please let us know in advance. If you aren’t sure, let us know on that too so we don’t have to worry in case you didn’t arrive or were late.

Each game will be ran by a host (either one of us or a volunteer) and in order to participate you’ll need to adhere to the host’s instructions to get into the server/lobby/match/group/whateveritis. Hosts are required to properly run a game and as such if those planning to host are not present the job must be given to those knowledgeable with setting up a in-game lobby/group for the specific game of choice. Please also keep this in mind when it comes to participating. All hosting and set up takes a lot of time to pull off, and as someone who had this happen two or three times, it's a really really shitty feeling to have that go to waste, and have no one bother to attend, especially when it's a free to play, or heavily demanded game.

If you want to standby as a volunteer/host, let us know in advance the games you are able to host/set-up for others and we’ll contact you in the event that the game is selected. Please note that if you do accept to handle an event you need to let us know in advance if any schedule issues arise.

In terms of behind the scenes staff, we will have posts on this thread if we are recruiting!

Game List/Schedule/Current Game Selection

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Schedule:
SSMB Game Night runs on sugar, spice, and everything nice every two weeks on Saturdays with a main event starting from 5 PM EST/10 PM GMT to 7 PM EST/12 AM GMT. Game Night also hosts an “ENCORE” event, which is a second game played from 7:30 PM EST/12:30 AM GMT to 9 PM EST/2 AM GMT. This does not mean the end of the event, as Encore Events will allow those still soaring through the night to continue playing!

This Week's Games:

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The main Game Night Game on Saturday 15th December 2018 is

Smash Bros Ultimate @ 5:00pm EST/10:00pm GMT

The Game Night Encore Game...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! at 7:30pm EST/12:30am GMT!

List of Games

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Again, coming soon. We're still compiling data for this, sorry :U

FAQ

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Q: I wanna see ____ in Game Night!A: Oh, so that’s interesting! We really want feedback, concerns and critique thrown at us regarding the event and how it can improved but in some cases we may be unable to provide the resources to support a certain idea. If that’s the case, then please don’t get upset about it. We don’t really have that much time or anything really to add lofty ideas that would admittedly be cool to add.

Q: Why every two weeks?

A: Originally, in the old Game Night, we had the event every single Saturday. To put it simple, this is to take off a lot of stress from myself, Klonoa, and the other members of Game Night. On top of that, with things like school and stuff having started back up again, every two weeks will ensure we have more of a chance of being able to host it.

Q: Why are you redoing this thing all over? Why the new Discord and new Thread?A: In short, the management overall for Game Night has been a complete nightmare. Because of several beginner mistakes the event ends up being a disorganized mess that led to complete panics when people didn’t show up, or events get delayed because nobody did anything. We’re redoing this in a new format and with several changes (We’re creating a spreadsheet/database thing to record and track events, changing the schedule of the events for better consistency, etc.)

Q: I can’t participate but I wanna see the action going on!A: We may stream the action under SSMB GAME NIGHT LIVE but this depends on the game, the availability of those who can stream and etc. We’ll update as we develop this specific idea earlier, as initially the concept would go on with a ton of hitches.

Q: What happened to Handheld Event? What about the tournaments?A: We are stripping down the current size of SSMB Game Night’s scope to be better manageable for the 2 of us. Handheld never had anyone turning up so we chose to close it down a long time ago, and tournaments will be making occasional returns but we won’t be doing one until we can assess a choice that everyone will want to participate in!

Q: Can I suggest a game?A: Oh, sure! Ask us what games you want to submit (and even better, host) and we’ll see if we can ever got those events going! However, do note that we will be assessing suggestions based on popularity on the forums, feedback, and accessibility. As awesome as VIDEOBALL is, well we don’t really have any information on whatever or not it’d be a viable event. So sorry, VIDEOBALL.

Q: Are there badges? What about the badges from past Game Night events?!A: We may add additional badges but for now we may look into other ideas or cool stuff for those who participate! Regarding past Game Night badges, we’re still setting those up (albeit poorly) right now. If you were eligible for any of the badges and didn’t receive them, do let us know! We will be attempting to get the badges assigned to everyone who earned them eventually.

Q: I wanna help!A: See the “How to Participate” thread to learn how to become a Host! That’s certainly what we need right now. The rest, well we’ll let you know if we need help on the internal maintenance of the event.

Q: How will we decide on which games we can play?A: We may reintroduce a voting system (although last time they generally ended up a complete disaster) sometime in the future but for now we will be deciding the games. We may consult those in the Discord for suggestions on what they want to play so do stick around there!

Q: moar questionsA: Ask either me or Ryan via Discord, SSMB, etc. for any additional questions you havve about the event

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Jokes aside, I'm glad to see it back up again! I can't wait to play Overwatch with you all (as I don't have a Wii U), and perhaps host a few games myself! Hopefully, with the new schedule, it should be less of a mess. I still remember the chaos that happened while I was still Zer0.

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Added a new feature. You can now use our Discord for matchmaking games with fellow SSMB members! So even when our normal event isn't on, you can still set up games and such if you want to!

I also want to remind everyone that our Discord server can be used for general talking at anytime, and it's why we've opened up the server to everyone, as we want to encourage using the server when Game Night's also not operating.

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Since it's gonna be a night based on getting things set back up and reestablished, we want to get as many people into the event as possible, so we're going for Free to Play titles, one old, one new. Those are....

Game Night Main Event: 10:00pm GMT/5:00pm EST on October 29th is...

No More Room In Hell (F2P. PC): A 8 Player F2P Co-Op based game. It's on Steam so if you want to play, get the game downloaded beforehand, and join us!

Game Night Encore: 12:00am GMT/7:00pm EST on October 29th is...

Team Fortress 2's Halloween Events (With some Man vs Machine possible), (PC, F2P): It's a classic on Game Night and hasn't been on in a while. It's a big download, so please make sure you download it before the event so you can get on ASAP. It's an old game so it runs on practically anything.

On another note. Would anyone be interested on a special Overwatch event on Halloween night? I'm thinking about it, but it depends on who wants to play, and if I can get a host for PC.

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Alright, since I have a decently free week this week, I'm gonna be doing a special one off Game Night this week.

Also, as for the long absence, if you missed it. Me and Klonoa have been extremely busy and just unable to do Game Night. My streams especially aren't nearly as hard to organize and maintain, which is why they've continued to operate normally. So me and Klonoa's pretty much agreed we can only handle this when we've got the time to do so.

With that said, Game Night's coming back for a special week! Unlike how it normally is however, this will be on Sunday night, rather than Saturday (mainly because UnderStream is Saturday and it's too much of a hassle completely reorganizing for one week). With that said...

(Reminder: CaHO is F2P and Browser Based, and runs on practically anything, no downloads required)

42 minutes ago, Nepenthe said:

I can't wait to snatch souls-- I mean, have a fun and friendly tournament with all of my SSMB friends.

Sigh, what a shame I won't be able to once again grace ya'll at SSMB with the thunderstorm of my Cloud Strife in Smash yet again for this one, but I suppose I can settle with gunning the engines on this one!

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Blah, I'd love to join in, but Monday requires me to get up fairly early for college (~7:30am). I might be able to squeeze in a CAH game, but I'm not sure about MK8. I really need to dust off the Wii U and try that out soon, I've had it for a long while but other things keep getting in the way.

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So, If I remember correctly, I did say I'd have a free week to get a Game Night organized, and I'm not one to skip out on promises! So, by popular demand, we have our next SSMB Game Night! (Speaking of which, depending on how good this Game Night goes, I might *might* try to get this back for a semi-regular event every two weeks (Don't take that as a promise).

So, anyway, what are we playing Mr. Number1gamer? Well I'm glad you asked!

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Well hello there! It's been a...very very very long while since SSMB has had a Game Night and since I've got some free time, and with an event upcoming, I thought maybe I'd do a test run to see if there's interest in Game Night coming back as a Summer event. If it gets a decent amount of response, I'll make a new topic and reboot the entire thing altogether.

But anyways, as I said, I'm planning a one-off night tomorrow night of Game Night (yes, it is indeed a night). There's going to be a multiplatform F2P game, and a old returning classic on a new console! Have some feedback? Post it or PM me and we can talk about it. Especially if you do have interest in seeing the Game Night event return but wish to see a different game selection in the chance you don't have the games being played.

So with that said, there will be a Game Night event tomorrow - Saturday 26th May 2018! (10:00pm GMT/5:00pm EST) and an Encore event at 7:00pm EST/12:00am GMT (Just like old times)

Anyways! What are we playing on this one off night? Well glad you asked hypothetical questioning person!

First up is going to be Overwatch! Since it is it's second anniversary, Blizzard has announced that they will be hosting a free weekend of the game. That means if you have a PS4, Xbox One or PC, you can play it absolutely free for the weekend!

I unfortunately cannot make promises with the PC or Xbox One versions as I'll be hosting the PS4 version. That said, if you'd like to host the PC or Xbox One versions let me know and we'll work something out. As usual, let me know in advance either in this topic, status, or PM if you'd like to play!

BUT WAIT! That is not all! We've got ENCORE! That's right, for those who want an extra slice of game night, we've got a secondary game being played right after the official night! And this game is...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 12am GMT/7pm EST!

AGAIN: BE SURE TO LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO PLAY SO I CAN ORGANIZE!

For now, we'll be using PMs for communication. Since it's a one off deal, the event currently has a bit of restructuring and remaking to go through if it ends up happening as a regular event again. Anyways, hope to see you guys there!